The Happy Cats is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman's Sextet recorded in early 1957 for the Coral label.Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., Coral Album Discography, accessed December 7, 2015
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Allmusic gave the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing, accessed December 7, 2015
Track listing All compositions by Joe Newman except as indicated "The Happy Cats" - 3:08 "Cocktails for Two" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 2:53 "Later for the Happenings" (Johnny Acea) - 3:39 "Buttercup" (Bud Powell) - 4:04 "Robbin's Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) - 4:25 "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:18 "Feather's Nest" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:46 "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 3:00 "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:34 "Joe's Tune" - 3:19 "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) - 3:31
Personnel Joe Newman - trumpet Frank Rehak - trombone Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute Johnny Acea - piano Eddie Jones - bass Connie Kay - drums Al Cohn (tracks 6, 8 & 9), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11), Quincy Jones (tracks 4) - arranger
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